US 9,793,629 B2Granted

Electric connector

AssigneeDai-Ichi Seiko Co., Ltd.

InventorJin Tateishi

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Abstract

The retainability and electric connection reliability of a plate-shaped signal transmission medium can be increased by a simple configuration while the operability of an actuator is improved. Pre-pressing protruding portions which create a clicking sensation of a turning operation of the actuator are provided in part of a region in a longitudinal direction of the actuator so that the pressing force of the pre-pressing protruding portions with respect to the plate-shaped signal transmission medium is applied to the part in the longitudinal direction of the actuator, and the pressing force of the pre-pressing protruding portions with respect to the plate-shaped signal transmission medium is prevented from being largely increased even when the actuator is enlarged in the multipolar arrangement direction. As a result, the operating force for the actuator is reduced, and, on the other hand, the final fixation state of the plate-shaped signal transmission medium is configured to be good by maintaining the pressing force of the medium pressing portion.

Claims4

Dependent claims

An electric connector comprising:

an insulating housing to which a plate-shaped signal transmission medium is to be inserted;
a plurality of contact members arranged in multipolar shapes in the insulating housing;
and
an actuator attached to the insulating housing turnably about a turning center determined in advance and configured to be subjected to a turning operation from a standby position toward an acting position, the actuator provided with a medium pressing portion configured to be in a disposition relation that the medium pressing portion is pressed against and in contact with a surface of the plate-shaped signal transmission medium in a state in which the actuator is operated to be turned from the standby position to the acting position;
wherein
the actuator is provided with, in a vicinity part of a downstream side of the medium pressing portion in a direction of the turning operation, a pre-pressing protruding portion(s) that is projecting to a position having a longer distance from the turning center than that of the medium pressing portion and creates a clicking sensation of the turning operation;
and
the pre-pressing protruding portion is provided in part of a region in a longitudinal direction of the actuator that is a multipolar arrangement direction of the contact members.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 15/337,828Filed 28 Oct 2016
Priority: JP 2015-22069510 Nov 2015
Published: US 2017/0133774 A111 May 2017
Granted: 17 Oct 2017
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification5 codes

H01R 12/616
By means of interconnecting elements: having contacts penetrating insulation for making contact with conductors, e.g. needle points
H01R 12/79
For flexible printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables or like structures: connecting to rigid printed circuits or like structures
H01R 12/88
Contact pressure producing means, contacts activated after insertion of printed circuits or like structures: acting manually by rotating or…
H01R 13/6273
Latching means integral with the housing: comprising two latching arms